What's New on the SEC Website
October 8, 2008

Press Releases

• Bank of America Agrees in Principle to ARS Settlement (Release No. 2008-247)
   
• SEC Division of Enforcement Announces ARS Settlement in Principle With RBC Capital Markets Corp. (Release No. 2008-246)

Speeches and Public Statements

• SEC Speech: Opening Remarks at SEC Roundtable on Modernizing the Securities and Exchange Commission's Disclosure System (Chairman Christopher Cox)
  

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Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Decisions and Orders

• Douglas G. Frederick (Release No. 34-58571)

Administrative Proceedings

• Jeremy D. Jobe (Release No. 34-58750)
   
• Far East Ventures Trading Co. (f/k/a Nico Telecom, Inc.), Ultimate Ventures I, Inc., Ultimate Ventures II, Inc., Ultimate Ventures III, Inc., Ultimate Ventures IV, Inc., and Ultimate Ventures V, Inc. (Release No. 34-58749)
   
• Sterling Capital Planners, Inc. (Release No. IA-2797)
   
• East West Distributors, Inc. (Release No. 34-58746)

Investment Management No-Action Letters

• Money Market Funds; Senior Securities (October 8, 2008)

Other Commission Orders, Notices, and Information

• SEC Study of Mark to Market Accounting (Release Nos. 33-8975, 34-58747; File No. 4-573)

Investment Company Act Releases

• Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, et al. (Notice) (Release No. IC-28435; File No. 812-13063)

Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Rulemaking and National Market System (NMS) Plans

• ISE: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Fee Changes (Release No. 34-58744; File No. SR-ISE-2008-76)
   
• NYSE Arca: Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Arca Equities Rules 5.1(b)(14) and 5.2(j)(2) to Permit the Listing of Equity Linked Notes that are Linked to Securities Issued by Companies Registered Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Release No. 34-58745; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2008-94)
   
• NYSE: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange LLC Amending Rule 48 to Permit the Exchange to Declare An Extreme Market Volatility Condition and Suspend Certain NYSE Requirements Relating to the Closing of Securities at the Exchange (Release No. 34-58743; File No. SR-NYSE-2008-102)
   
• NYSE: Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by New York Stock Exchange LLC to Adopt an Initial Listing Standard Applicable only to Companies Transferring from NYSE Arca (Release No. 34-58741; File No. SR-NYSE-2008-97)
   
• FINRA: Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto to Adopt Rule 12905 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes and Rule 13905 of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes to Permit Submissions Under Limited Circumstances to Arbitrators after a Case has Closed(Release No. 34-58739; File No. SR-FINRA-2008-005)